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Tambo & Bones POP-UP Performance @ The Understudy
October 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
FreeJoin us for a special POP UP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE of Refracted Theatre Company‘s currently running show, Tambo & Bones!
Includes a LIVE RAP SHOW followed by a Q+A with the show’s stars, William Anthony Sebastian Rose II and Patrick Newson Jr.
Please note: This performance contains offensive language and adult content, including references to sex and violence, and is therefore not suitable for children.
ABOUT THE PLAY:
Tambo and Bones find themselves in a tricky situation: they are trapped in a minstrel show. How do you get out of that? Might have to attack the playwright who put you there. Might need to become a famous rap legend. Might need to start something. Def need to let them know you’re a real person. You’re a real person. You’re a real person? From the fearlessly defiant, fresh American voice of playwright Dave Harris, Tambo & Bones is a dark comedy (and a rap concert) that pulls back the curtain on every theater experience the audience has had before.
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